03 Oct 2007 3:04 PM:

Gomendio have now stated that if the Marina is built it will be at least ten years from now.

Community thread: Spanish company checks

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18 Aug 2007 2:32 PM:

Hi

Yes it has got planning permission. It is just WHEN or IF !!! I believe there were or are soon, some local elections happening which may have a factor as to when it happens.

I have been told but please don't quote me on it - that work on the Marina, if it happens at all will not be before 2010. But truthfully I don't think anyone is sure.

It may be worth finding out who is the intended builder and then contact them for answers....any ideas?

Community thread: Spanish company checks

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13 Aug 2007 5:47 PM:

Im very much in agreement with everything you have said Lousien. Lets get everyone working together. If the president no longer wants to do the job then maybe he should  stand down and we vote someone new in. If he is happy to continue then please let us assist and lessen the load.

For those who are interested in getting some conference calls going and partaking in them can you please list your skype address on this post or by private message. Or maybe I will start a new post for it.

For those of you who don't know what Skype is then please go to

http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/

Skype allows you to call other people on Skype ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD...............FREE!

It is free to download and works off your internet connection all you need is a microphone which you can buy on the sykpe website or ebay or most nokia phone microphones are compatible with pc's.. Skype to Skype is completely free. Please do not get confused with costs listed on their website - those costs are related to landlines and mobiles etc

Once you have downloaded skype you can search for contacts. If you want to add me then search under Suki Humby, Southampton, UK.

Please not I have broken my skpe microphone and am waiting for a new wifi skpe phone to arrive so you will only be able to skype by instant message until the new phone is here.

Hope this is of use.

Thanks

Suki

Community thread: Heating - Gas or Electric?

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13 Aug 2007 10:16 AM:

Hi John

I have only just seen this post and absolutely agree with you.

Community thread: Governance.

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11 Aug 2007 4:26 PM:

Tony please don’t take our opinions personally. This is a forum where people express there concerns....and we all have different concerns for different reasons.

I don’t think anyone is having a 'pop' at the current president. It is just very difficult to make contact with him as he doesn't seem to have much of an online presence. Furthermore I can appreciate it is probably quite a difficult job to do but maybe we could share his workload if he talks or communicates with us? The only information I have is of the minutes from the meeting which unfortunately I was unable to attend due to work commitments. Other than the minutes of the meeting, this forum is the only other means I have of gaining information on our development.

With regards to him being ''the only person to have any guts' to take on the role as president, I think that’s a little unfair. I, for one, did not complete until January of this year and these things were already in place. What we are now suggesting is that we try and work smarter as a community as everything has been trial and error to date. It is essential that we communicate via the internet as some people will find it impossible to make the meetings. It would be helpful if the president posted on here a process and infrastructure on how we can all work together. He could discuss his concerns with us and we can help.

Some people are happy with there apartments and some are not. If you got exactly what you expected then im sure it may be annoying to hear about our dissatisfaction. But if like me you struggled to find the deposit money by draining every last financial resource along with remortgaging my property here, then I have every right to challenge Gomendio. La Entrada is not a luxury second home. It is my pension. I struggled to find 45k and did it on my own with out a partner. So forgive me if I seem concerned on the way the development has turned out and what will happen in the future.

The reason I am suing is because fortunately for me I have the paperwork to strengthen my case. Some people are unable to sue as they don’t have proof of what they were expecting. I am in possession of an email from Gomendio clearly stating there would be vanity units in the bathrooms and in my Spanish contract it states there will be kitchen wall units but it is not mentioned in my English contract. Furthermore, as I explained I actually used to sell the properties at this development and Gomendio were deemed to have an excellent reputation from Madrid and their first development at Panoramic park lived up to our expectations. Am I so wrong to try to challenge Gomendio? If our posts offend you so much Tony and you are happy with both your apartment and the way the community is run......then perhaps you shouldn't come on to this site and read what we have to say. - I don’t mean that sarcastically!

Gomedio cocked up on allocating my apartment- hence why I didn't complete until Jan this year. I dealt with them as a builder direct. The balcony is just something I will have to live with and was the same list price as the apartment that does have a balcony from the master bedroom. That was just of a whole heap of problems that I have had since completing....so yes I was more than a little dis appointed after picturing myself waking up in the mornings and stepping out onto my terrace for the past three years.....but for this I don’t have a leg to stand on as the deal was done over the phone and I was a little too trusting of the developer I was currently representing ( and had earlier that day sold one of the apartments in the block I bought in ). So please, a little less sarcasm in your post Tony.

So moving forward, the spec of our apartments are being dealt with by individuals on a private basis. Good luck to those who are suing. I hope we get the result we want.

So now how do we best get the community working together and on the same side?

First and foremost we need a website. This can be done with little expense. Then we need to consider hosting which again can be done with little expense. I own an E commerce website and would be happy to run the site on my server. I will find out the costings but it should be minimal. Perhaps others could find out some costings too?

Content of the website?
Pictures, things to do and see, services of key holders and taxi drivers etc for promotion of the development and then perhaps a member login area that all owners have access to where all updates can be posted or even a link to this site that leads to this forum.

Secondly, I propose we help the current president but in order for us to do this he needs to establish contact with us. I think we need to try and establish who has internet access and collate as many email addresses as possible. Once we have that info we could then maybe send out a monthly news letter that we could take turns in writing?

AGM Meetings.

Could it be an option that issues that will be raised and discussed at the meetings are briefed to people in writing/email before the meeting takes place? Could we consider electing someone who will be present to vote on our behalf in our absence? I have not been able to attend the last two meetings but really wanted to but just couldn't with my work commitments.

Does anyone have any comments or suggestions on any of the above?

Suki

Community thread: Heating - Gas or Electric?

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